A 23-year-old California mother was arrested after allegedly leaving her 18-month-old son in a hot car for 10 hours while she “socialized” with friends.

According to a news release from the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office, Alexandrea Raven Scott arrived at a friend's house in Willitis around 3 a.m. Wednesday. She left her 18-month-old son, Chergery Teywoh Lew Mays, in the car.

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"Once there, Scott, who resides in Humboldt County, socialized with people while leaving her child in the back seat of her car which was parked in front of the residence with the windows rolled up. It is believed the child was left unattended in the back seat of the vehicle with the windows rolled up for about 10 hours," a press release stated.

By the time the boy was taken to a hospital, about 1:30 p.m., temperatures in the area had reached 80 degrees. However, the temperature in the car on an 80-degree day was probably 130 degrees, former meteorologist Jan Null told the Mercury News.

“It doesn’t have to be a blazing hot day for these to happen,” Null said. “They can happen anywhere, and happen to anyone.”

Scott took her son to Howard Memorial Hospital, where the boy was pronounced dead and authorities were called. Scott was arrested and booked into the Mendocino County Jail for willfully causing or permitting a child to suffer great bodily injury or death.